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Nina Munk: Long Live the President of the United States

His approval rating is in the dumps back home, but here in Tanzania, where George W. and the First Lady spent the long weekend, the president is adored. Day after day, by the thousands, and despite the intense heat, Tanzanians waving tiny American flags have lined the dusty streets of Dar es Salaam hoping for a glimpse of Bush as his motorcade rushes through the city. Overhead, one giant billboard after another displays Bush's official portrait. THANK YOU AMERICA! they read. And WELCOME YOUR EXCELLENCY MR. GEORGE W. BUSH! But the best tribute to W. is the East African equivalent of a WE [HEART] BUSH T-shirt: elaborately designed "kangas," traditional bolts of cotton fabric that feature Bush and have been fashioned into dresses, skirts, and sarongs. Typically, kangas include proverbs written in Swahili. These kangas, however, are designed to celebrate a beloved leader: LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, they read.